Assembly GOP candidates in competitive seats try to distance themselves from their party

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: September 29, 2026

Words: 2,184

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Republicans’ control of the Wisconsin Assembly is up in the air this November, and GOP candidates in competitive districts are taking steps to convince voters to allow them to extend their 16-year streak of leadership, including by distancing themselves from Republican leaders in Washington, D.C. and in Wisconsin.

Barry Burden, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Elections Research Center, told the Wisconsin Examiner in an email that the 2026 election environment is “more …

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